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the role women played in the construction years
For the Alaska Highway 50th Anniversary celebration The OptiMSt, a Whitehorse newspaper written by women about women’s issues, published an issue highlighting the role women played in the construction years of the Alaska Highway. This article entitled "Men sought entertainment, companionship and sex" by Sande Copeland, discusses the social implications on women of importing thousands of men to a sparsely populated area.
Yukon Archives. SANDE COPELAND. "MEN SOUGHT ENTERTAINMENT, COMPANIONSHIP AND SEX". The OptiMSt. Untold Stories: women and the Alaska Highway. A look at the impact of the Highway on women’s lives. June 1992, Page 10. PAM 1992-49 oversize

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